What’s In Store
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Rockler Benchtop Router Table
At 14-1/2″ high, 16″ deep and 21″ wide, the Benchtop Router Table from Rockler Woodworking and Hardware fits into even the dinkiest of shop spaces.
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Fein Turbo III Portable Vac: Sucking It Up in the Shop
The Turbo III moves air at a remarkable 126 cubic feet per minute powered by an ultra quiet 1,200 watt motor.
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DeWalt’s Newest Miter Saw Stand
DeWalt’s new miter saw stand at its most basic level is a bit like a saw horse on steroids, but a closer look reveals a very sophisticated design.
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BeadLOCK’s New Bits
The beadLOCK loose tenon joinery system has been a favorite of mine ever since John English reviewed it in the February 2000 Woodworker’s Journal.
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Melt Polyurethane Glue for the Small Shop
How would you like an adhesive that bonds wood as strongly as your traditional “yellow” woodworking glues, reduces clamping to a minimum, is ready to machine in as few as ten minutes and is applied with a cool-looking glue gun?
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Uplifting News on the Router Front
When I heard through the grapevine that Milwaukee had created a new hand-held router and that it was a slick little unit, I was not only curious, but surprised.
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Diablo: Freud’s Newest Saw Blades
Freud has introduced a new line of saw blades that I’m sure will be moving into woodshops soon. The star of the new Diablo line is the 7 1/4″ 24-tooth framing blade, created with an ultra thin aspect (1.5mm).
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Porter-Cable’s New Cordless (and Hose-less) Brad Nailer
The sturdy brad nailer (the BN200V12), was tough enough to do the job of installing molding, nailing cleats, attaching trim – all the tasks that a standard brad nailer would do.
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Laguna LT14 Band Saw: New Band Saw on the Block
Laguna Tools has long been known as a source of high quality band saws. Their line focused, in the main, on high end machines: relatively pricey offerings that delivered unquestionable quality.
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Surfing the Show Circuit
I saw everything from a battery powered router – that Porter-Cable is showing off – to a new 6″ jointer that Powermatic has matched with extra-long infeed and outfeed tables and that was just in the first few minutes of the show.